eCards Educator Resources
Educator Resource Area
Taking learners through eCards
1. Select an Inspiring Research Topic (2-3 hours)
Learners first create an account on programs.greenlearning.ca and then visit the eCards Landing Page to
get started. If your learners are not permitted to create an individual
user account, you could register a single class account for all
learners, using a specific email address they can access.
Learners can then choose a research topic by visiting our eCard Research Topics page. Learners can use the Spiral Inquiry activity to help them with their research if required.
2. Plan Your Messaging and Artwork (2 hours)
Alone or in small groups, learners consider what they want to communicate and to whom.
The Advocating Change handout and the Educator's Guide both suggest ways to lead the class in working through questions of audience, tone and online communication. Also learners can use this worksheet to guide them through the messaging and graphic. For your convenience we have created the worksheet as a Google doc that you can make a copy of for your own use.
We have examples of what eCards have been produced before on our eCard website and tools the learners may want to use to create their graphics. These tools are just suggestions, they can create their artwork by hand or however they choose, as long as they have a .jpg or .png of the artwork for the eCard upload.
3. Share for feedback (1 hour)
When learners are happy with their eCard graphics and message they are ready for feedback. They can send you the artwork and message with classroom tools you already use (ie. Google Classroom, Teams) or conduct feedback discussions through private class groups. Instructions on setting up private class groups are below.
When their eCard artwork and message are ready to go they can move on to the Final Approval and eCard Send Phase!
When their eCard artwork and message are ready to go they can move on to the Final Approval and eCard Send Phase!